Huh he was in the same bio-medical program and fled his apartment before the attack. Well I can see where that would raise a red flag or two. But really, does whoever this is think a threatening phone call is gonna get that guy out of jail? I thought bio-med types were smart.

FloydA:This might be serious. Are any news agencies reporting this, or is it just this blog?

Local station FOX31 reports:

Sources tell Justin Joseph someone made either a call or a text from the person of interest's phone threatening violence if James Egan Holmes was not released from jail. That call prompted police to issue an alert to find and detain him.-blurb on huffington post

LeadFootSpiderMonkey:FloydA: This might be serious. Are any news agencies reporting this, or is it just this blog?

Local station FOX31 reports:

Sources tell Justin Joseph someone made either a call or a text from the person of interest's phone threatening violence if James Egan Holmes was not released from jail. That call prompted police to issue an alert to find and detain him.-blurb on huffington post

Right, it seems like an important story. Are there any actual news sites reporting on it or just blogs?

"Person of interest": The shooter's buddy or roommate who has been scoffing at Holmes' promises to "make the premiere something they'll really remember!!" for the last three months, realized fifteen minutes too late this freak was for-real, and is now hiding under his old bed at his mom's house and trying to create some rational explanation for why he thought Holmes was "just kidding" that won't get him tossed in a cell right next to "Batman" Holmes.

pedobearapproved:\PillsHere: pedobearapproved: Wait is he an assassin? Why do we have a middle name, James Egan Holmes? Lone gunmen don't get middle names

Yah, like who's ever heard of Lee Harvey Oswald? :P

he was an assassin, and I should have said crazed gunmen.

The whole shooter-with-a-middle-name thingy is probably--and it's just a guess on my part--a big CYA on the part of the media, who absolutely don't need the 1500 other "James Holmes"es out in the world don't sue them for defamation, slander, invasion of privacy, etc. Calling him James EGAN Holmes gives them (and all the other nutjobs out there, probably) a way to ensure some poor "James Paul Holmes" isn't constantly being hounded by media and other freaks about whether he's the shooter or not.

Gyrfalcon:"Person of interest": The shooter's buddy or roommate who has been scoffing at Holmes' promises to "make the premiere something they'll really remember!!" for the last three months, realized fifteen minutes too late this freak was for-real, and is now hiding under his old bed at his mom's house and trying to create some rational explanation for why he thought Holmes was "just kidding" that won't get him tossed in a cell right next to "Batman" Holmes.

Betcha.

that's a bingo. someone is shiating their pants big time. all those years of school, all that work, poof. their world has just gone full tilt psycho and there's a good chance it will be years before this guy sees a normal day again.

MagSeven:Coelacanth: Remember last night when I reported that witnesses said tear gas canisters were being tossed from the front AND the back of the theater?

I wasn't in the thread last night. Who do you report for? Are you L or A?

I report for the people. I was watching 9News' live webcast and they interviewed a couple of young men who reported tear gas canisters being thrown from the front and the back of the theater. And like I said then, these two young men are the kind of witnesses that defense attorneys lose sleep over.

Coelacanth:MagSeven: Coelacanth: Remember last night when I reported that witnesses said tear gas canisters were being tossed from the front AND the back of the theater?

I wasn't in the thread last night. Who do you report for? Are you L or A?

I report for the people. I was watching 9News' live webcast and they interviewed a couple of young men who reported tear gas canisters being thrown from the front and the back of the theater. And like I said then, these two young men are the kind of witnesses that defense attorneys lose sleep over.

I missed that part...but you know what eyewitness testimony under these conditions is worth= zero.

Gyrfalcon:pedobearapproved: \PillsHere: pedobearapproved: Wait is he an assassin? Why do we have a middle name, James Egan Holmes? Lone gunmen don't get middle names

Yah, like who's ever heard of Lee Harvey Oswald? :P

he was an assassin, and I should have said crazed gunmen.

The whole shooter-with-a-middle-name thingy is probably--and it's just a guess on my part--a big CYA on the part of the media, who absolutely don't need the 1500 other "kimmel"es out in the world don't sue them for defamation, slander, invasion of privacy, etc. Calling him James EGAN Holmes gives them (and all the other nutjobs out there, probably) a way to ensure some poor "James Paul Holmes" isn't constantly being hounded by media and other freaks about whether he's the shooter or not.

Just a guess.

ABC & NBC both showed facebook/Tea party pages of every James, Jimmy, Jim Holmes they could find until they were given a middle name. Other may have done it but I don't have cable.

Coelacanth:MagSeven: Coelacanth: Remember last night when I reported that witnesses said tear gas canisters were being tossed from the front AND the back of the theater?

I wasn't in the thread last night. Who do you report for? Are you L or A?

I report for the people. I was watching 9News' live webcast and they interviewed a couple of young men who reported tear gas canisters being thrown from the front and the back of the theater. And like I said then, these two young men are the kind of witnesses that defense attorneys lose sleep over.

Oh.. I thought you were actually a local reporter (L/A Local/Affiliate). I'm doing some design work for an STL station and I know they're desperate/very monetarily appreciative for any reputable bonus little leads in this. Carry on sir......

MagSeven:Oh.. I thought you were actually a local reporter (L/A Local/Affiliate). I'm doing some design work for an STL station and I know they're desperate/very monetarily appreciative for any reputable bonus little leads in this. Carry on sir......

Got an email? I've been doing this kind of thing since 2004 (Old Fire in Southern California).

Coelacanth:MagSeven: Coelacanth: Remember last night when I reported that witnesses said tear gas canisters were being tossed from the front AND the back of the theater?

I wasn't in the thread last night. Who do you report for? Are you L or A?

I report for the people. I was watching 9News' live webcast and they interviewed a couple of young men who reported tear gas canisters being thrown from the front and the back of the theater. And like I said then, these two young men are the kind of witnesses that defense attorneys lose sleep over.

If you're in a crowd of people and someone throws a smoke bomb/tear gas towards you a natural reaction is to throw it back. Happens all the time and is the likely explanation.

Coelacanth:MagSeven: Oh.. I thought you were actually a local reporter (L/A Local/Affiliate). I'm doing some design work for an STL station and I know they're desperate/very monetarily appreciative for any reputable bonus little leads in this. Carry on sir......

Got an email? I've been doing this kind of thing since 2004 (Old Fire in Southern California).

Phoenix_M:Coelacanth: MagSeven: Coelacanth: Remember last night when I reported that witnesses said tear gas canisters were being tossed from the front AND the back of the theater?

I wasn't in the thread last night. Who do you report for? Are you L or A?

I report for the people. I was watching 9News' live webcast and they interviewed a couple of young men who reported tear gas canisters being thrown from the front and the back of the theater. And like I said then, these two young men are the kind of witnesses that defense attorneys lose sleep over.

If you're in a crowd of people and someone throws a smoke bomb/tear gas towards you a natural reaction is to throw it back. Happens all the time and is the likely explanation.

Actually, I don't know about that. Most people have never actually encountered a grenade or gas canister in person. I remember last July when I was bartending, someone lit off and threw 4 and of those smoke bombs you can buy in any gas station around that season inside. Everyone in the bar basically looked, froze for a second, resumed business as usual and complained. I had to actually start telling people to throw them back outside.That's drunk people, so I can factor that in, but with a movie audience, that especially thought it was part of the show at first, I'm not sure anyone would be quick to pick it up and lob it back. Especially if it was tear gas. The people closest to the canister would have been blinded and choking. Hard to find the source in a dark theater under the debilitating effects of teargas.

MagSeven:Coelacanth: MagSeven: Oh.. I thought you were actually a local reporter (L/A Local/Affiliate). I'm doing some design work for an STL station and I know they're desperate/very monetarily appreciative for any reputable bonus little leads in this. Carry on sir......

Got an email? I've been doing this kind of thing since 2004 (Old Fire in Southern California).

MagSeven:That's drunk people, so I can factor that in, but with a movie audience, that especially thought it was part of the show at first, I'm not sure anyone would be quick to pick it up and lob it back. Especially if it was tear gas. The people closest to the canister would have been blinded and choking. Hard to find the source in a dark theater under the debilitating effects of teargas.

And they're all sitting down and they're crowded together and the tear gas canister has probably rolled underneath a seat.

Phoenix_M:If you're in a crowd of people and someone throws a smoke bomb/tear gas towards you a natural reaction is to throw it back.

That would definitely not be my natural reaction. My natural reaction would be to get as far out of the way of whatever it was as soon as possible. What sort of person naturally lobs hand grenades back at the enemy?

Confabulat:Phoenix_M: If you're in a crowd of people and someone throws a smoke bomb/tear gas towards you a natural reaction is to throw it back.

That would definitely not be my natural reaction. My natural reaction would be to get as far out of the way of whatever it was as soon as possible. What sort of person naturally lobs hand grenades back at the enemy?

People who know the difference between being gassed for a long time or a short time.

doglover:Confabulat: Phoenix_M: If you're in a crowd of people and someone throws a smoke bomb/tear gas towards you a natural reaction is to throw it back.

That would definitely not be my natural reaction. My natural reaction would be to get as far out of the way of whatever it was as soon as possible. What sort of person naturally lobs hand grenades back at the enemy?

People who know the difference between being gassed for a long time or a short time.

Not to troll but:The reason many suggest as to why potentially CCW carrying moviegoers didn't return fire was because the scene was dark and chaotic.In this same setting, how do you find a grenade on the ground and how do you see where to throw it?